Milgram Experiment Reflection Paper
In May 1967, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram was leading a study linked between obedience and behavior. The experiment involved the experimenter, teacher and the learner. The experimenter would then prompt the teacher to give the learner different levels of shock. The level of shocks ranged from slight shock which was 15v to a shock that transmitted volts as powerful as 450v danger severe shock. The experiment included 40 males the ages ranging between 20 years old to 50 years old. The level of the shock from a shock generator with 30 switches would increase depending whether the learner gave the correct answer or not. The study was to determine if the teacher (participant) would obey the orders given to him to shock the learner for every incorrect answer the shocks would gradually increase.
After reading the study I was not surprised by the results. The reason why I was not surprised because people are usually very compliant when it comes to authority figures. When someone is in a higher position of authority they view them as having power and control. Humans learn from a young age that you must listen and obey someone displaying authority. We obey those of authority to avoid undesirable consequences that most likely would be brought against us for going against what …show more content…
They would have had a harder time continuing with the shocks if they were in the same room together. Although they could hear the learner screaming when shocked depending on the level of volts that was delivered, I think it was easier for them to carry out the punishment. Nonetheless, this experiment was mainly for testing obedience and I believe people are more obedient if the person taking charge looks more in charge. For example, the person in charge in this experiment wore a lab coat and looked like an authority figure, so the people
In May 1967, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram was leading a study linked between obedience and behavior. The experiment involved the experimenter, teacher and the learner. The experimenter would then prompt the teacher to give the learner different levels of shock. The level of shocks ranged from slight shock which was 15v to a shock that transmitted volts as powerful as 450v danger severe shock. The experiment included 40 males the ages ranging between 20 years old to 50 years old. The level of the shock from a shock generator with 30 switches would increase depending whether the learner gave the correct answer or not. The study was to determine if the teacher (participant) would obey the orders given to him to shock the learner for every incorrect answer the shocks would gradually increase.
After reading the study I was not surprised by the results. The reason why I was not surprised because people are usually very compliant when it comes to authority figures. When someone is in a higher position of authority they view them as having power and control. Humans learn from a young age that you must listen and obey someone displaying authority. We obey those of authority to avoid undesirable consequences that most likely would be brought against us for going against what …show more content…
They would have had a harder time continuing with the shocks if they were in the same room together. Although they could hear the learner screaming when shocked depending on the level of volts that was delivered, I think it was easier for them to carry out the punishment. Nonetheless, this experiment was mainly for testing obedience and I believe people are more obedient if the person taking charge looks more in charge. For example, the person in charge in this experiment wore a lab coat and looked like an authority figure, so the people